New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-06
7HE NEWEOLD MORRIS BALL.

Thrrr has not in many years been a private ball 70
corrar" with that given at Dclmonlcos last night bv
w. and VI .Nrwhod Norris IN honor OF Their daughter,
Miss Eva Van Cortland Morris. debut ante IN society
IN" demand for Invitations great but Mrs. Morris
Strck to her visiting list ard those invited
personal friends hcr relatives and their families
Another interesting Incident Of the occasion tho
fact that last night the silver wedding Mr.. and
Mrs Morris. AMI although this had not been generally
nnounced many presents In silver + work nanShl
were received. Mrs Morris formerly " - Jones'
daughter If James I. Jones who TO I've III bI
house at Washington Place and Mcrcerst.. the scene
OF many notable Ell ertainmepts. II was there that
Mrs. Morris made irtO society, ard fr"m
the same house she wrnt bride Many of the people
present tho bail last night at her wedding and
her debut In Soclrty. Mr.. Morris Is son OF ilam
H. Morris Of Weschcsrr and d rect dcsce ndant OF
Louis Morris, of the sgners VI the Declaration OF
Independence
Miss Eva Van Cortlandt Norris the debuianrc. IS
named for Eva Philipse, OF Ph llp~elury Manor who
married Van CortlaLdt. and WHO WAS her grc' great
grand Itcr n hers sidD. ard her erei Srani
mother on her fathers side She is also grand niece
of Mrs. william Aston.
The invitations mentioned o'clock the hour for
gathering but It Was fully two hours later before the
guests began to assemble. Each guest brought his
card Of invitation with him, as re- uest I" mat erect
eng aved the corner oi tho invitations. Ihe
decorations were IN an Unusual scale, and In honor ~
tbs tcrainmcnt DclmOnicO5 was newly raIIl'"
Ms Morris and her daughter received her guests In
the large palnr when decorated with p'llent
and pink roses Mrs. Morris costume ot gar
velvet made with lll train, the front being shaped
In Old Italian l.rc known rs tar'luaL h'r d'amohu'
were macnihccni Some OF them had been I'm her
family for gererati1ns. Miss Morris wore a gown OF
white ulle over white MORE. made simply. and neck
lac Of pst~ls. She received hom friends more than
hundred 'uqIets, which we've huns on screen
near IS.
After paying their respects to Mrs. Morris aud her
chfcr the guests 10 tch bal'rJom. which We
beautifully decorated. Tho mirrors we're dIaIcd III
smax and garlands Of roses and the panels between
thea were hung with lcghorn pots hcd win PINK
roses and large bushes of DIV arr orange plant, In ru
II ere vas Informal dancing until nearly "rlock'
when supper was served in bcih the restaurant ana
cafe which closed to rho regular patrons Just
before u'idnight
Ancr supper cotlllon was danced, Harry cosfer
iradin. with Mis- Morris. There were several Hover
fcu-,- with novel faVCrs Of balls Uf roses and az r.
cni flower, The floral favorS VII a III" derora
tons Wcr, designed by kiuGIer Tor several "i 'he
figures there were silver faVors In t' shape oil Lace
pins. lu. sleeve buttons, cases and other s'c "'"f
rarnf-.
M,rv 81 tho so g died 3" dancing set" Of NrU-York
socIcfy Yer, NOT remembered In the Invita- ons. and
scarcely any families VI" have lived IN NJ" YORK
les than A Irarici - century were Invited Among
tiu,e present srrc william H. Norris br'thcr OF Nr"
bold Morris Mrs.. Ninam Asror. MI and M.'. cole
man nray'ou, Nj AMI Mrs. orne Wilson,
NJ and Mr. T. Roosevelt Roosevelt. Mr
AMI lis H. I. wilson. Ass wilson, Mr. and
MrS OgIcn Gocci. Mr. aud Mrs. Robert Ioe'ct' Mr.
and VIZ. william starr M.cr, Mr. and Mrs. Hor"S'
/ Gerry. NJ prd Ms. F'rdcrich Galla'in' Nr. anu
Mr.. IIlu.aui irl MIR and Ms. John Jay, M.~ ib'u'S
q, hapnian. Mrs Jonathan Edwards, Mr. Aha Ms O.
q D...,nier Nr and Ms Laureuce kip. Nj AMI
.f-. Wand NrAIstrr. Ms, MrNliisfci, FL" ird living
.fnue Ms cI.rico Liviug,tonc, Miss Morris, Mss